The evening world., 1887-11-09

champion arrived just in time to go 10 spar
at the Opera-House. The depot was crowded
as it was never before. The streets were i'm
passable for blocks. A man could have
walked on the shoulders Of the massed
assemblage, and the Boston pugilist and his
combination had to go to the theatre by a
back way. But the box-ofice didn't demon
strate anything like as we'll as it did in Balti-
more and Washington.
MUCH" says a Hoffman House fire.
~ouenter, 81 Of the success of Billy .Madden's
new play, Around New York will depend
on the pugilistio. partner he has" Another
gentleman replied: Madden is pretty
cute. wonder. if it wouldn't be 9 good
some cities have. With partner like Jack
Dempsey or some promising heavyweight,
the play ought to run as a sparring attrao-
hon."
Little Billy Burke, the featherweight, is
in rough luck 80 far as O trainer is concerned.
This trainer said to a friend the other day
81 had awful hard work getting Billy down
for the featherweight competitors of the
Pastimes at Parepa Hall. He was four
pounds too heavy the morning Of the day he
was to box, so l put him in q Turkish bath.
It only took a pound and q half off SO l
slapped him in again and got off another
pound and a half. By this time it was 6
O'Clock in the evening, and the box
Ing. was to begin soon after 8 o'clock.
/ didn't give up though, Burke, of course,
couldn't be allowed to eat anything when still
Apound and half too heavy, and l wouldn't
give 1t up. l put q big oyercoat on HIM and
made him run in the slush from Broome
street to Eighty sixth street behind a Third
avenue car, while l stood on the back of the
platform. This took off another pound and
o half and left him Just a half pound inside
the limit. Then as we were going on to spar
sional and he was ruled OUT Mcdonald,
Burke's trainer, fought five glove contests
out in Cleveland recently and got whipped
day when an ignorant Westerner made a mis-.
take as to the Eastern pugilist's identity and
thrashed hin before he discovered his error.
The final deposit of $500 a side in the Rea-
Ean;Dempsey. Prize-ight for 81, 600 q side will
70 be chosen. Il is likely that Frank Steven
ion will be selected.
Mike Cleary is in town and expects to &C
cept a weeks engagement. at the Hoboken
mind to try BOXING again and have the cons n
tests come off in time to allow the New
Workers to get home before daybreak. Cleary
is looking we'll and says he made money
asked his plans, he said: oh. I'll meet
Glow after he gets through with Glover and
probably Killeni each on his own terms"
It is said that Mr.. Oddly will not have
things all his own way at the next billiard
tournament of the Racquet Club. DR.. Jen-
nings and others are playing in great form
lately.
Mike Donavan says he is sure to capture
the amateur heavyweight sparring champion
ship this year with w. j. Barry, Barry who
stands 8 feet 4 inches in his socks, is becom-
ing remarkably proficient, and can hit as
becomes q champion hammer -thrower. He is
surprisingly quick, too. Donovan is going
over to England and Ireland with Barry next
May, and will take Johnny Reagan with him,
win or lose in the coming battle with
Dempsey.
Manning and Power, the pool-players, are
likely to be matched again. AL Saurs says
he will back Manning again for all the money
the Powe people will put up.
The New York Athletic Clubs cross-coun-
try championship run yesterday establishes o
record, as the distance was five miles up and
down hill and across ploughed fields. The
astonishing thing about it was that all of the
eight starters finished the distance and no
one was what might be called very badly
beaten, G. Y. Gilbert finishing second, in
stead Of Skillman, was the surprise to the
knowing ones.
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